By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for 2024 on October 31, Halloween. Here’s what happened in the quarter, and what to expect from the results.Apple CEO Tim CookApple has confirmed it will be holding its quarterly results on October 31. The release will be accompanied by the usual investor and analyst conference call, which will occur at 5 PM eastern time.The call usually helmed by CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri. As Maestri is stepping down from his role at the end of 2024, this will be his last conference call as CFO, with replacement Kevan Parekh taking over in 2025. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has released iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, watchOS 11.0.1, visionOS 2.0.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 intending to address iPhone touchscreen issues and other bugs.Apple has released a software update to iOS 18.0.1Ahead of the expected iOS 18.1 release bringing Apple Intelligence features in October, Apple has brought out an update ostensibly focused solely on fixing a series of problems found by iPhone and iPad users. The most significant is a fix for how the initial iPadOS 18 bricked the M4 iPad Pro.It still isn’t clear how many users were affected by this, or why it occurred with some peoples’ M4 iPad Pro and not others. It is clear, though, that the problem only emerged when iPadOS 18 came out of testing, and Apple then pulled the release. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) A battery powered and portable network attached storage device sounds like an excellent idea, but in early access the UnifyDrive UT2 has a few too many limitations to recommend it whole-heartedly.UnifyDrive UT2 reviewData storage is a big problem for content creators working on the go, or in the field. While you can offload memory cards or wait until you go back to base, it would be better to have the option to do it while on location.External drives may also be seen as an obvious answer to the problem. But even then, you don’t get the benefits of redundancy in a multi-disk setup like a network-attached storage device. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) As part of its seasonal offers to celebrate Diwali, Apple is offering buyers of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus in India a bonus of special edition Beats Solo Buds.Beats Solo Buds Festive Special Edition for Diwali in India [Apple]To capitalize on major festivals and celebrations, Apple often offers customers discounts and bonuses with purchases to capitalize on the situation. For people in India celebrating Diwali, they can pick up some nice audio accessories with an iPhone.The regional online Apple Store for India has an offer for buyers of the iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Plus who purchase the smartphone during the festival. Running until October 4 or while supplies last, buyers get a pair of Beats Solo Buds Festive Special Edition. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The rumored fourth season of the Apple TV+ sports comedy “Ted Lasso” will allegedly start production in early 2025, but it’s still unclear if the star of the show will be involved.Ted Lasso [Apple TV+]Rumors about the supposed fourth season of the Apple TV+ hit show Ted Lasso have previously given hope to fans about its existence. It now appears that the show will start pre-production within months.According to sources of Sigmund Judge, the fourth season will begin pre-production in January. Shoots for the show will start in London from early 2025, the X post continues. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Aqara’s Smart Lock U300 supports Thread and Apple Home Keys, allowing homeowners access using their iPhone or Apple Watch.Aqara Smart Lock U300 [Aqara]Aqara is known for its smart locks, and has already released items such as the U50, U100, and U200. Now, with the Smart Lock U300, the company has extended into creating lever locks.Its first lever lock, it can replace traditional non-deadbolt locks on single-bore doors. While covering different mechanisms than the rest of Aqara’s range, it still offers a lot of smart features. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A prototype of a vintage Apple Macintosh from 1983 is up for grabs at auction, with the “Twiggy” drive model expected to exceed $100,000 when it goes under the hammer.Apple ‘Twiggy’ Macintosh [Bonhams]Apple hardware is often a feature of tech-focused auctions, and sometimes you’ll find prototypes that weren’t sold to the public. One October auction offers the opportunity to pick up one such prototype, if you have deep enough pockets.The auction at Bonhams in New York is listing an extremely rare Apple Macintosh prototype for sale. The #M0001 prototype, dating back to 1983, is the lesser-spotted “Twiggy” model, due to its use of 5.25-inch Twiggy disk drives, instead of the 400K 3.5-inch drives used for the Mac 128. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Two individuals who conned Apple into replacing fake faulty iPhones with real ones, have been sentenced to years in prison.Apple Georgetown was one of the stores targeted by the scamAlmost five years after they were arrested in December 2019, Maryland residents Haotian Sun and Pengfei Xue, have been sentenced to 57 months and 54 months jail time respectively. The sentence follows their grand jury conviction in February 2024, where their scheme was detailed over more than three days of testimony.According to Justice.gov, between May 2017 and September 2019, the pair and other unnamed conspirators repeatedly defrauded Apple. In each of more than 6,000 cases, fake iPhones would be received from Hong Kong, and then sent on to various UPS mailboxes in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) The 2024 iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus bring plenty of upgrades and a promise of more to come, and strongly make the case that it’s okay not to go for the pro models.iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Plus reviewYou can tell it’s a different kind of year when the non-pro phones are more interesting than the pro ones.We’re not saying this to disparage the iPhone 16 Pro, as we’ve already said in our review, they’re quite impressive. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Yet another Apple update has been pulled after release, this time the Apple Watch developer beta watchOS 11.1, after issues including devices freezing.watchOS 11 introduces better cycle tracking, more customizable Activity Rings, and more personalization. First it was iPadOS 18 bricking some models of the M4 iPad Pro, then it was HomePod 18.1 beta 2 bricking the HomePod mini. Now amongst other problems, the developer beta of watchOS 11.1 has been bricking some Apple Watches.The beta was released on October 1, 2024, and reports of problems appear to have begun immediately. Multiple users on Reddit found issues with Messages notifications, while one found Wallet cards were disappearing. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
